“They stand out for the quality of their work, knowledge of the industry and understanding of my company… When they represent us, we know they are 100% behind us.”

“They are very knowledgeable and demonstrate an ability to adapt and come up with creative solutions to help clients.”

Chambers USA

Cleary Gottlieb has a long history as a project finance pioneer, and our lawyers have represented parties on every side of these transactions—project sponsors, lenders, equipment suppliers, infrastructure funds, insurers, public sector entities and rating agencies—for infrastructure projects around the world.

Cleary’s project finance lawyers work with clients from a project’s initiation until its completion, creating innovative structures, finding solutions that meet the objectives of multiple parties and helping with projects that face challenging industry conditions. We advise sovereigns, multinational and domestic corporations, and banks and other financial institutions on an extensive range of domestic and international transactions, with an emphasis on projects in emerging markets, in industries including energy (oil, gas and electric), water and wastewater, transportation, mining, and telecommunications.

We understand the pressures and obstacles our clients face in financing and structuring complex projects. Our project finance teams include lawyers who speak multiple languages and work in a variety of practices, including capital markets, M&A and structured finance, and can advise clients on project-related litigations and dispute resolution procedures, and the restructuring of problem project financings.

Best Loan

Deal of the Year

Project Finance Practice Group of the Year

Project Finance Deal of the Year (Los Ramones pipeline)

"‘Their practice is so deep and global that they have deep experience in large multi-jurisdictional deals.’”

Chambers Global

“This is a firm that delivers good quality work product. Cleary Gottlieb has personnel that are easy to work with. … Clearly a major player in Latin America.”

Chambers Latin America

“Offers particular strength in the public-private partnership space, handling cutting-edge matters across the United States. Also noted for the depth of its institutional knowledge of the Latin American market, offering a number of attorneys with deep experience of projects work in the region.”